Birthday Count Downs

One of the ways to classify nouns in English is count or non-count. Count nouns follow the rules for conjugation that we use most frequently: singular or plural. Non-count nouns follow a different set of rules for use of articles, the plural case, and verb conjugation. Non-count nouns are also known as mass nouns, or uncountable nouns.

Count Vs. Non-Count Nouns

Count nouns can literally be counted: you can have two pens, 12 tattoos, and 100 dollars. Non-count nouns can’t be counted at all or easily: try counting education, intelligence, furniture, information or equipment.